Fishing-tackle.



PATENTS!) FEB. 12. 1907.

C. R. WILLING.

FISHIN G TACKLE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 16, 1906 we n for citizen of the United States, residing at- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TO ROBERT. H. YOUNG,

OF NANTICOKE, MARYLAND.

FISHING-TACKLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1907.

I Application filed July 16, 1906. Serial No. 326.349.

To all whom it nuiy concern.-

Be it known that I, CLAUDE R. WILLIXG, a

Nanticoke, in the county of lll isconico and State of Maryland, have invention-certain new and useful Improvements in fishing- Tackle, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to fishin -tackle, and

more particularly to bait-ho ding hooks adapted for use in catching crabs and othcr crustaceans of like nature, one of the objects being to provide a hook that will be simple and inexpensive in construction and effectual in operation and'by means of which bait may e securely held against the attack of the crabs, the hook being so constructed that the bait may be easily placed thereon or taken off by the operator. p

Other objects and advantages of the invention, as well as. the structural features by means of which they are attained, will be apparent from the specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference-numerals, designate corresponding parts, and inwhich.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of my complete device, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a hook constructed in accordance withmy invention.

'1 designates a trot-line of the ordinary well-knownconstruction, and 2 an endless cord, known among-fishermen as a noose, which said cord is connected with the trotline by passing it between the strands'of the line and passing the otherend through the loop to form .a noose-knot, as shown at '3.

The free end of the noose is then passed through an eyelet 4 0f the hook and secured by a similar noose-knot 5. The hook 6.00111- prises a single strand of wire having a hook 7 formed integral with one end and coiled upon itself, as at 8, to form the eyelet 1, and a l triangular in shape, as shown.

The wire comprising the hook is preferably steel, so as to render it resilient in order that when the sharp end 9 is placed in the i hook 7 it bears against the same and when released extends in a downward direction to enable the operator to transtix the bait thereon, as shown in Fig. 1. has been placed. on the hook the sharp point 9 is then replaced in the hook 7. As many of the endless noose cords and hooks may be connected with the trot line as the operator may desire, and of course itis obvious they ,may be placed any suitabledistance apart.

From the foregoing it is thought the construction, operation, and advantages of the 'seription is not deemed necessary.

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

The herein-described bait-holder comprising a triangular-shaped body constructed of a single strand of resilient wire and having a line-engaging eye at one of its angles formed by coihng the strand upon itself, an integral ing one end of the strand upon itself, and a 1 pointed bait-receiving pin projecting from f the third angle of the triangular-shaped body l and adapted to engage said hook, substanl tially as shown and for the purpose set forth. In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

I CLAUDE R. WILLING. Witncs'ses: i

JOHN T. ROBERTS, JOHN. W. GREENE.

After the bait Having thus described my said invention,

invention will be obvious and further dey hook at another of its angles formed by bend- I 

